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CHANGE OF HEART IN THE UNITED NATIONS Atom Bomb Revelation Spurs. New Activity

FREEING NATIONS FROM FEAR

Flushing Meadows, September 25.

There has been a noticeable transformation of atmosphere at the United Nations General Assembly since Friday when President Truman announced that anatomic explosion had t occurred in Russia. With the Foreign Ministers of the "Big Five" and of other Western notions present among the m, the top-most diplomats of 50 nations present here have represented a unique concentration of the world's political wisdom. Yet, until Friday morning, there had been little enthusiasm, marked by quiet

optimism,

CRIPPS' MEETING WITH TUC

London, September 25.

that Sir Benegal said today These had, for the most part been occasioned by the sentiments premature discussion of his pro- expressed by the Foreign Minis-posals might militate against the ters of the United States, Britain chances of their success and des- and Soviet Russia, on the-ere of cribed as "half-baked versions" the Assembly's first meeting. speculations that appeared in

section of the press here regard- Within 72 hours of the Truman-ing his efforts.

announcement, Attlee

however. The basic idea, however, the United Nations and its Atemie pears to be that the International focal Law Commission should be asked Commission have become

eForts toto produce peiats of diplomatie

formalis

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recon-

of the Ex-utilise the United Nations as anciling the majority and Soviet

instrument of ensuring freedom ideas on atomic control from fear for al: Powers, big and small.

The Chancellor chquer. Str Stafford Cripps, will meet leaders of the Trades "Union Congress tomorrow for a session that might determine the timing of the next general election.

Main Hurdle

The main hurdle is how to institute an effective control system prior to the prohibition

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1949.

Dulles Warns SMALL NATIONS

WANT ATOM

Of Dangerous Situation

New York, September 25% Republican Senator John Foster Dulles, commenting on Soviet

of the possession atomic bomb, såld today in a nationwide radio broadcast: "The present Russian" "know=" ledge is serious. It is danger- out to have atomic weapons In the hands of people who believe, as the Communists do, that any means is justi- fied to gain their enda"

He added, however, that the danger of war is less like ly now than`a year ago.

"The Russians believe they can blackmail us with the threat of using atomic wea- pona. It is not so. It never pays to pay blackmall, least of all to the Communlets."— United Press-

WORKERS' PROTEST DELAYED

Londer, September 25. Meetings of railwaymen at biz provincial centres today decided to delay protest action against the rejection by a conciliation board of their claim for an over- all increase of 10 shilings per week

A special delegate union meet ing will be beld on Thursday and Friday..

The London District Council of the Union had decided to start "go slow" working from mid- right last Wednesday but this move petered out.

Ventilation of this icar has range from the purely sensational to scientific and military apprécia- With the devaluation-of ster-

tions of American strategic and Ing forcing an increase in the other security measures.

of atomic weapons. Meanwhile, United cost of living, the most pressing

Nations Newspapers, meanwhile, con- question facing the Labour Gov-diplomats have been spurred to tinue to highlight the "atomic ernment today is: Can trade unione activity. All sorts of sugges danger from demands for higher wages be

tions and formulae centred round angle forestalled?

the United Nations are being put Individual papers sometimes meeting before they decided on here forward by diplomats to avert the carry

a. dozen There was no question but that the two-to-one Labour dangers, as one delegate put it, "of articles from different writers on

House of Com-the devaluation of the US atom this Lepic majority in the mons could mow down critics of bomb”.

financial policies in the three- day Parliamentary debate which opens on Tuesday.

However, Sir

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every

many as

Today, a Liverpool union, re- passinie presenting 1900 men, decided to the special delegate wait until

Photographs picturising a Synthetic atom bomb attack on Manhattan, the heart of New York, have been published. The

new President of the

Demands have been made that Stafford must General Assembly. Brigadier-the Pentagon, seat of the US be im convince the leaders of the 8,000,- General Carlos P. Romulo, has military chiefs, should 000-meniber TUC that British stated that atom control is

mediately dispersed as it is des economy cannot afford general "most" for the present session and cribed as providing too valuable wage increases now despite the has stated the Assembly and concentrated a target for a climb in the cost of living. - should take immediate action on sudden” attack-Reuter.

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If he cannot, or if these lead- ers report they cannot maintain discipline over Jocal union mands, it is believed possible that the Government may call early elections to avoid going to the polis in a period of mounting in- Letion Union Press.

that

While the United Nationa Atomic Energy Commission re- mains deadlocked, consultations between representatives of the "Eig Five" and Canada are con- tinuing and another, meeting is to be held on Thursday. India's constitutional expert, Sir B.N. Raw, who leads the Indian

Grim Find At Dachau

Dachau, September 26. The Mayor of Dachau, Nikolaus Diechel, claimed today that a fresh

"go slow," but it also decided to press for a review of wages and conditions.

District The West Midland Council meeting at Birmingham accepted the findings of the Con- ciliation Board, "in view of the serious economic position of the country," but resolved that further claim for rises for lower aid grades should be put for- ward

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BOMB CONTROL

New York, September 25. Worried-small. countries in the United Nations

are putting strong pressure on the big powerS to curb the atom bomb quickly. They want international control and the sooner. the better. That is the consensus of leading spokesmen for the little nations in the fourth United Nations Assembly.

Their fears about the bomb were high when they knew that the US. alone had it;

Now that the Russians say they have an atomic weapon, their sp- prehension reaches new heights.

President Carles F. Romulo of the Assembly set the pace with a demand that the present Assam- bly, which he wants to be known as the peace Assembly", face ty. squarely to the problem.

"Russia Has Upper Hand"

Prague, September 25. The Choslovak Army news- But in spite of all the wives of paper "Obrana

Lido declared the small nations for international today that news that Russia has contral atomic energy, the the atom bomb means that "the Russian disclosures appear to have | Soviet Union's camp now has the rade no difference in the three-crushing upper hand" in world year stalemate between the VS. and the Soviet Union.

The Assembly will try on Mon- day to close the general policy statements of deleration leaders,

Bevin To Speak

The lait one of big power delegates to speak is Mr. Ernest Bevin Britain, 'who is ex- pected to touch an the an-

nouncements ci the atomic

explosion in Russia.

The British and Americans are

known to feel that the six-country talks on atomic energy will pro- ceed as though nothing has hay

pened,

Another meeting of the atomic delegates is due for Thursday.

These delegates represent the United States, France, Britain, China, the Soviet Union and Canada.-Associated Press

American Loans To Britain

Washington, September 25.

power.

-The newspaper said frat this was not only a warning to the | W

"warmongering West" it should caution Czechoslovak "reaction" which had counted on a victory

Radio,

of the West in a new war.

At the same time, the official Prague

which for two days had censored reports of an atomic explosion in the Soviet Union, broadcast the Tass state- Russia has had the ment that secret of atonic weapons since 1947.

"Obrana Lidu" said that these reports "change the entire inter- national situation.

the

"This report strengthens faith of the peaceful world and The anti-Imperialist camp in the immense power of the Soviet Union," the paper said--Asso~ Press.

MALAYA KILLINGS

Singapore, September 25. Troops of the Suffolk Regiment and police today killed four and captured three wounded members of the Kajang gang Communist territorists in Malaya.

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STATUE'S TOUR

Britain received $899,000,000-Associated Press Delegates representing 4,000 Various loans and gifts from Gateshead, North Easters Eng-America in the fiscal year, 1849, the Commerce Department an- land, railwaymen tonight re-

nounced today. jected a resolution calling for "go slow" tactics, but agreed to Instruct their delegates to next week's meeting to press for a £5 per week minimem.

U.S. RELATIONS delegation, is playing an important grave discovered at Dachau had at midnight last night, but con-

WITH SPAIN

Washington, September 25.

A speedy return to friendly relations with Spain was urged

toward

-bie Soviet attack.

part attempts to bring about been dug by the Americans who an atomic agreement.

first liberated the concentration Sir Benegal is understood to camp in 1945. have suggested to representative Herr Diechel said that all-the delegations here that the deadlock Nazis' victims found dead in the be ended by referring to the Inter- camp had been placed in the pit "I have repeatedly asked the

in the Atomic Energy Commission

The Dundee, Scotland branch; were to have started "go slow"

ditions today were reported", to be normal-Reuter.

PORTUGUESE LIBERAL DEAD

by Senator Robert Taft as a step national Law Commission the re-responsible German authorities to cord of discussions in the Atomic buy the land and put aside North strengthening

Commission, including the money to convert the burial plt Atlantic defences against a possi-majority"plan and the Soviet into a dignified burial ground, but

nothing has

has been done," Неп Senator Taft, who heads the plan for international control.

Deichel' said.

A member of the Investigation chado, aged 67, died in Lisbon Commission said that identification

U.S.

Senate Republican Policy

inspection.

and destruction

Formula Wanted Camusittee, said he thinks Spain ought to be invited into the com-

The United

of the 4,000 skeletons in the grave Stator plan is munity of nations prepared to fight any advances of Common-based on unfettered international would be impossible. He said that The Soviet demand the decay was terrible and that

grave diggers to here is great strategic value is for unconditional prohibition en bodies would reed to work in having the friendship of of atomic weapons, rigid inter- with face masks. Spain," the Ohio Senator sald. national control

Earlier this month the US. "She is in a key military pon- of existing atomic bombs.

Government ordered ex- Military Gower Sir Benegal is himself a mercavation work stopped on a hir Europe is con- tion so far 25

ber of the International Law outside Dachau after an unmarked cerned.

here is no reason why we Commission. It has 15 members, grave containing 100 pieces of should not recognise her, fully in including representatives of the a diplomatic way and send an Ave great Powers.

Mayor Delchel said there was no Madrid"--Asso- The full details of Sir Bene- connection between the two

gal's proposals are not available, graves-Associated Press.

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ciated Press.

GPOIN

Lisbon, September 25. Colonel Fernando Utra

today.

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A leading Liberal, he Com ducted the last serious armed attempt to overthrow the dicta- borship regime in August, 1931.

He was departed to Timer whence he fled to Spain."

He refused to collaborates with the Spanish Communists. Ar- rested and sentenced to death in human skeletons was found... Madrid, be was rescued by

Portuguese nationalists Asso ciated Press.

Gifts to all countries totalled $5,168,000,000, "nouncemen†.

said

the

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Bogota, September 25. A

Our Lady of statue to Fatima, which was brought from Portugal, was greeted by a crowd

The figure is double that of of 40,000 people when it reacted tour of American was here today on 1948, when $2,693,000,000

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The European Recovery Pro- gramine provided $3,221,000,000 for participating countries in the past fiscal year, while other grant programmes accounted for additional $858,000,000.

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In 1949 as in 1948, Germany. was the chief beneficiary in out- right gifts with $983,000,000.

Other recipients during the fiscal year.

France-$750,000,000. Italy $294,000,000, Greece $307,000,000. Austria--$212,000,000. Netherlands $158,000,000. Belgien and Larxembourg $149,000,000.

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